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On 23 Jul 99, at 12:05, Herman Haustein wrote: > O.K. I kinda gave op on raising the rear suspension ,it's not that bad > anyway. I decided "just" to do the front to even the car , besides I like > the low look . But, while I was trying to mess with the rear sus. I > discovered that I had on the wrong stabilizer arm bolt (the one that bolts > it in its hole. So I've made a temporary one , how important is it? is there > much pressure on this bar , until I find one (do bugs have these funny - > thick , 17 Allen head but thin at the end where it screws in). I can't find this on the mocrofilm. Could you give me a bit more description of exactly where is goes? It's been decades since I've seen a Z-bar. > Now about the front sus. I got the torsion arm out , moved it a couple of > notches (not squares or fastys) and put it back, Is that all I have to > change ? do I need to adjust that thing just above the arm on the cross bars > , It looks like it limits travel ? If you mean the rubber bumper on the little arm that sticks out the side of the axle beam, yes it limits travel; no, it is not adjustable. If you lower your car, you have less travel. > Finally , I' m having a lot of trouble putting the torsion arms back ,is > there anything inside the cross bar they fit into that stops them ? or > should I use more force on the plastic hammer I'm using? There is a bushing that supports the inner end of the torsion arm. If you are not aligned correctly with it, then it is possible to drive it into the center of the axle beam where it will be loose and no longer support the arm. If you do this you will be looking for some of those no longer obtainable type 3 parts. I recommend that you make sure that the splines fit smoothly at both ends, then fit things carefully and slowly. They should just slide in. You can grease the sp§•êš Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org